libnl3/backport-accept-NULL-argument-in-nla_nest_cancel-for-robustness.patch

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From 6af26981e727149e2e3fdfac85e2ef86b3828b11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Haller <thaller@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:17:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] lib: accept NULL argument in nla_nest_cancel() for robustness
Previously, a NULL argument would most likely also do thing, but it also
hits undefined behavior.
Conflict:NA
Reference:https://github.com/thom311/libnl/commit/6af26981e727149e2e3fdfac85e2ef86b3828b11
---
lib/attr.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/attr.c b/lib/attr.c
index a4f5852..2b2d538 100644
--- a/lib/attr.c
+++ b/lib/attr.c
@@ -996,6 +996,15 @@ void nla_nest_cancel(struct nl_msg *msg, const struct nlattr *attr)
{
ssize_t len;
+ if (!attr) {
+ /* For robustness, allow a NULL attr to do nothing. NULL is also
+ * what nla_nest_start() when out of buffer space.
+ *
+ * Warning, before libnl-3.8, the function did not accept NULL!
+ * If you care, catch NULL yourself. */
+ return;
+ }
+
len = (char *) nlmsg_tail(msg->nm_nlh) - (char *) attr;
if (len < 0)
BUG();
--
2.33.0